Parish newsletter · 7 December 2025 | The Good Shepherd Parish

This is a historical edition. Dates, notices, service times and contact details are reproduced as published at the time. Please consult the latest newsletter for current information.

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The Catholic Churches Masses & Devotions Celebrated this Week

The Catholic Churches

in Corby

✝ Our Lady of Walsingham

Occupation Road, Corby, NN17 1EE

✝ St Brendan & St Patrick Beanfield Ave, Corby NN18 0AZ

✝ St John Ogilvie

1 Copenhagen Road, Danesholme,

Corby, NN18 9BX

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Catholic Truth Society Missal Page: 33

Parish Missal Page: 89

Sunday Psalm Response: St In his days shall justice flourish, Ou and great peace for ever.

December is the Month of the Immaculate Ou Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ou

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The Holy Father’s Intentions for December ‘25:

For Christians in areas of conflict.
Let us pray that Christians living in areas of war or St
conflict, especially in the Middle East, might be seeds Ou
of peace, reconciliation and hope.

PARISH DIRECTORY St

Parish Priest: Fr Mark Floody
Assistant Priest: Fr Liam Castle
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Parish Office Hours: Tel: 01536 203121
At OLOW: Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday & Friday: 10.00am - 4.00pm Ou
and on Wednesday: 9.30am - 12.30 pm.
At St Brendan’s: Tuesday & Thursday Mornings

Websites: ourladyofwalsinghamcorby.org
stbrendanscorby.org.uk

Safeguarding: Ou

Diocesan Safeguarding: Danielle Dixon 07833050628
At Our Lady of Walsingham: 07947485935 St
At St Brendan’s: see Catherine MacLellan
At St John Ogilvie’s: 07956363869

PARISH CATHOLIC SCHOOLS:

St Brendan’s Primary School: Beanfield Avenue, NN18 0AZ Ou
Tel: 01536 202491 www.stbrendansprimaryschool.co.uk\ St
St Patrick’s Primary School: Patrick Road, NN18 9NT
Tel: 01536 744447 www.stpatricksprimaryschool.com Ou
Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School: Occupation Rd,
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Corby NN17 1EE Tel: 01536 203805
office@olw.cor.olicatschools.org St

6th December SATURDAY VIGIL MASSES THE SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT

ur Lady of Walsingham 5:00pm Barbara & Jimmy Levins RIP

Brendan’s 6:00pm Joe Sharkey RIP

7th December SUNDAY MASSES THE SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT

ur Lady of Walsingham 8:30am James & Mary Griffen RIP

Brendan’s 9:00am Bernie Rigby RIP

ur Lady of Walsingham 10:00am Catherine Jordan RIP & Family

Brendan’s 11:00am Brian & Veronica Holton RIP

John Ogilvie’s 5:00pm Jimmy Carr RIP

WEEKDAY MASSES & DEVOTIONS

MONDAY - THE SOLEMNITY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

ur Lady of Walsingham 9:30am Mass Agnes Bates INT
Brendan’s 6:00pm Holy Hour + Confessions
Brendan’s 7:00pm Mass Jennifer McGovern RIP

TUESDAY of the 2nd Week of Advent (Feria)

Brendan’s 9:30am Mass Bryan and Veronica Holtor RIP
ur Lady of Walsingham 5:30pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Rosary

WEDNESDAY of the 2nd Week of Advent (Feria)

ur Lady of Walsingham 9:30am Mass Rory Friel RIP
ur Lady of Walsingham 10:00am Holy Rosary
Brendan’s 12:00noon Funeral Thomas Carr RIP

THURSDAY of the 2nd Week of Advent (Feria)

Brendan’s 9:30am Mass Kate Connelly RIP
ur Lady of Walsingham 4:00pm Charlie Lynn RIP Reception into Church

FRIDAY of the 2nd Week of Advent (Feria)

John Ogilvie’s 9:05am Holy Rosary
9:30am Mass Jimmy Geary and Eve Lyons RIP
10:00am Confessions
ur Lady of Walsingham 12:00noon Funeral Mass Charlie Lynn RIP

SATURDAY of the 2nd Week of Advent (St Lucy, Virgin & Martyr)

ur Lady of Walsingham 9:30am Mass Fr Christopher and Fr Wayne INT
10:00am Holy Hour + Holy Rosary + Confessions

13th December SATURDAY VIGIL MASSES THE THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT - GAUDETE

ur Lady of Walsingham 5:00pm Mamie & John Joseph Guerin RIP

Brendan’s 6:00pm Mary Coyle RIP

14th December SUNDAY MASSES THE THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT - GAUDETE

ur Lady of Walsingham 8:30am Peter Sudora & Family INT

Brendan’s 9:00am Janette Paterson RIP

ur Lady of Walsingham 10:00am Ian Garvey RIP

Brendan’s 11:00am Mary & Florence Haughton RIP

John Ogilvie’s 5:00pm People of the Parish

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Seven Day Candles Burn for:

Our Lady of Walsingham: Marie Kennedy RIP

Our Lady of Grace: Simon Hemmings RIP

St Joseph Statue: Maureen Kitson RIP

St Joseph Lamp: Marie Rice RIP

St Martin: Mary Kitson INT

Sacred Heart Lamp: The Young Family RIP

Sacred Heart: Charles Habib and Family INT

MAY THEY REST IN PEACE

Thomas Carr R.I.P. at 12:00noon on Wednesday 10th December in St
Brendan’s

Charlie Lynn R.I.P. on Friday 12th December Funeral Mass at 12:00 pm
in Our Lady of Walsingham Church. Received into church on Thursday
11th Dec at 4pm.

Shay (James) O’Connor R.I.P. Funeral at Our Lady’s Church on Monday
22nd December at 10:30am.

Please pray for their families at this sad time.

PARISH

IMPORTANT NOTICE – FIRST HOLY COMMUNION & FIRST CON-

FESSION LESSON, SATURDAY, 13th DECEMBER 2025: Please note
that this lesson and the parents’/carers’ meeting will take place in
St Brendan’s Church. The lesson will run from 9:30am to
11:30am (please note this later finish time, as it is not the usual
11:00am). The parents’ meeting will begin immediately after the
lesson at 11:30am. During the meeting, you will be asked to select
the date on which you would like your child to make their First
Confession. The available options are: St Brendan’s Church – Fri-
day, 9th January, at 4:30pm or Our Lady’s Church – Friday, 16th
January, at 4:30pm

THE SOLEMNITY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE

BLESSED VIRGIN MARY: You are warmly invited to the celebration
of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Vir-
gin Mary, our Diocesan Co-patron, with a Midday Mass at the Ca-
thedral on Monday, 8th December.

CORBY PARISHES: The clustering of the Corby parishes continues
to progress well, and Fr Mark would like to thank everyone for
their patience and understanding as these changes take place. As
he mentioned at last weekend’s Masses at Our Lady’s, we must
begin preparing for the possibility that Corby may, in the future, be
served by only one priest. With this in mind, we have reviewed
what is needed and what can reasonably be sustained in terms of
Mass times and other services.
Currently, the Corby cluster offers two Saturday evening
Masses, four Sunday morning Masses, and one Sunday evening
Mass.
Before Covid, Our Lady’s held a single 10.00am Sunday
Mass; the 8.30am Mass was introduced during the pandemic to
allow for social distancing. It has now been decided that the
8.30am Mass at Our Lady’s and the 9.00am Mass at St Brendan’s
will be combined into a single 8.45am Mass at St Brendan’s. The

new Sunday Mass schedule will be:

Saturday Evening
• 5.00pm – Our Lady’s
• 6.00pm – St Brendan’s

Sunday
• 8.45am – St Brendan’s
• 10.00am – Our Lady’s
• 11.30am – St Brendan’s
• 5.00pm – St John Ogilvie’s (unchanged)

This revised schedule ensures that one priest can cover all week-
end Masses and provides greater flexibility should a priest be away
or unwell. These changes will take effect from Sunday, 4th Janu-
ary. We will continue to monitor and review the arrangement.
Readers, stewards, and Eucharistic Ministers: if these changes
affect your availability and you would like to move to a different
Mass time or church, please contact the parish office by mid De-
cember.

NOTICES

Thank you once again for your cooperation and understanding.

PARISH LISTENING PROCESS: Following this initiative in our parish-
es, a Discernment Group was formed to reflect on the feedback
shared by parishioners. Our North Northamptonshire Pastoral Area\

which includes Corby, Kettering, Wellingborough, Rushden,
Thrapston, Oundle and Raunds - is more geographically dispersed
than most, and as a result we are discerning the future at different
paces. This is natural, as each of our communities has its own par-
ticular strengths and challenges. The Corby Discernment Group,
made up of representatives from our three parishes, has been
exploring a range of possible ways forward. In the New Year, we
will hold an open meeting to which everyone will be invited, so
that we can share proposals and discuss how our mission in Corby
can continue to grow, thrive and respond to both the challenges
and opportunities ahead. Details of this meeting will be provided in
the coming weeks.

CCTV: We have now installed cameras at Our Lady’s to cover the
Sacristies, front of the house and the back garden. This is so we
can protect everyone using our buildings.

INTERESTED IN BECOMING A CATHOLIC? If anyone is interested in
knowing more about the Catholic Faith, then you are encouraged
to join in the RCIA/Journy in Faith Group on Monday evenings in
the Parish Room at St Brendan’s Church after the 7pm Mass. It is
an opportunity for people to come and reflect on the faith in a
relaxed setting. If you know someone who may be interested en-
courage them to come along or offer to come with them.

THE CROWN OF ADVENT NOVENA: Blessed Chaplet Beads and
Prayer Cards for this Novena continue to be available to buy at a
cost price of £2.00 this coming Sunday 7th December after the
10.00 Mass at Our Lady of Walsingham and the 11.00 Mass at St.
Brendan’s, or by contacting Janet (jf.northing@gmail.com). Prayers
for this Novena include the ‘O Antiphons’, the seven jewels of the
Advent Crown, and it is being offered for the conversion of a loved
one or loved ones. The Novena begins on Wednesday 17th Decem-
ber and finishes on Thursday 25th December.

HOLY HOUR + CONFESSIONS: will be held at St John Ogilvie’s on
19th December from 6:30pm - 7:30pm.

BAPTISM MEETING: If you are planning for your child’s baptism
then please come to the next parents’ meeting on: Tuesday 13th
January at 7:00pm at Our Lady of Walsingham.

BAPTISM CERTIFICATES FOR FIRST HOLY COMMUNION AND CON-

FIRMATION CANDIDATES: If you haven’t already done so please
could parents hand in a copy of their child’s baptism certificate if
they were not baptised in any of our 3 Corby parishes. Some par-
ents have handed in birth certificates but we do not need these,
just their baptism certificates. Many thanks.

REFRESHMENTS are served after Sunday’s 11:00am Mass & Tues-
day’s Mass at St Brendan’s, at St John Ogilvie’s after Sunday’s
5:00pm Mass, and after Wednesday’s recitation of the Holy Rosary
at Our Lady of Walsingham.